I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels. Tell us if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!
Visit the Historical Novel Society online!
Written by: Art McGrath
Published by: Fireship Press
Submitted By: Art McGrath
(Review posted by the book’s author) Pierre Burns of Baltimore, Maryland was brought up to hate the English but never thought he would be able to do anything about it. In early 1804, stranded on a French shore in the…
Read More...
Written by: Robert Lyndon
Published by: Redhook
Submitted By: Roy Baker
I read this book on my Kindle, a great adventure novel with a enough twist to keep the story interesting.
Read More...
Written by: Patrick Rothfuss
Published by: DAW
Submitted By: Ethan Glenn Robinson
The Name of the Wind is a fantastic fantasy novel set in a medieval-ish world. But Rothfuss’ writing makes it feel much more than that. The story and world is unique and really forces you to imagine, not at all…
Read More...
Written by: T. D. Burke
Published by: Comely Bank Publishing
Submitted By: Gordon Lawrie
The Man From Outremer is a swashbuckling tale of treachery and swashbuckling action. Set largely in Scotland at the time of the early Scottish Wars of Independence around 1300 AD, it follows Derwent, a Scottish Crusader-turned-clergyman, and his involvement first…
Read More...
Written by: Gordon Doherty
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(Submitted by the author) Stay strong, Haga, for the Golden Heart will rise in the west. At dawn, he will wear the guise of a lion hunter. At noon, he will march to the east as if to conquer the…
Read More...
Written by: David Justin Elliott
Published by: David Justin Elliott
Submitted By: David Justin Elliott
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR Three couples are on an idyllic sailing holiday, cruising aboard the British registered, ultra-modern 57 foot cruising yacht L’Etoile from the Bahamas to the West Indies. In the early hours of the morning…
Read More...
Written by: :Imogen Robertson
Published by: Headline Review
Submitted By: Dag Hovden
First story of, until now, a series of 4 featuring the Harriet Westerman, strongwilled and intelligent, and Gabriela Crowther, a reclusive pathologist, solving a murder mystery. It’s mid 18th century, rural England, all very proper and neat. There are lots…
Read More...
Written by: Ken Holdsworth
Published by: Ulverscroft
Submitted By: Ken Holdsworth
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR The year is 1754. On discovering she was pregnant with his child, the Satanist, the Reverend Edwin Cruikshank, has sold Thomas Neville’s beautiful mulatto sweetheart, Emily, into slavery. Now Cruikshank is dead, but…
Read More...
Written by: Gordon Waddell
Published by: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2013
Submitted By: Gordon Waddell
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR HIGHLAND ROOTS is the real story of one Highland cottage through Scotland’s turbulent history. It is a blend of history, archaeology, estate records, literature and legend too. It includes a lot of original…
Read More...
Written by: Tom Taylor
Published by: Handcock and Dean
Submitted By: Tom Taylor
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR Thirty-six former slaves in their own “Coloured Company” fought beside British redcoats at the Battle of Queenston Heights on the drizzly morning of October 13, 1812. That’s in the history books. What part…
Read More...